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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNARD MORAHAN, OF BROOKLYN,FNEW YORK.

BOOT AND SHOE NAILS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 41,21?, dated September 13, 1864.

To all whom it may concern: shown in Fig. 12, so that on inserting the nail Be it known that I, BERNARD MORAHAN, of into the sole of a boot or shoe said nail enters Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of the leather flush with its surface. By these New York, have invented a new and useful means the accumulation of dirt under the Improvement in Nails for Boots and Shoes 5 head of the nail is prevented, and furthermore and l do hereby declare that the following is a the nail is prevented coming in contact with full,clear, and exact description thereof, which sharp corners, and it is therefore not liable to will enable any person skilled in the art to to be knocked out. y

make and use the same, reference being had When used to protect the toe part of a sole, to the accompanying drawings, forming a part the nail is made with two spurs, as shown in of this specification, in which- Fig. 10, and its head or top projects beyond Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a one of said spurs, so'that on driving the same shoe having some of my nails driven in its into the sole the spur will not injure the seam, sole. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of one of my and still the head will extend close to the nails. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same. front edge of the sole and protect the same Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 are modifications of from wear at that point, where it is more liable the same. Fig. 12 is a transverse vertical to wear out. In some cases the spurs will be section ofthe nail represented by Fig. 7. Fig. twisted, as shown in Figs. 8 and 13, so that on 13 is an end view of that represented by Fig. S. driving the nail in the leather said spurs enter Similar letters of reference indicate the in different directions and retain their hold same parts. with increased tenacity.

This invention consists in a nail with a tri- My nails are suitable for all parts of the sole angular or sharp edged head, and provided 0r for the heel, and they may be inserted at withone or more spurs or points in such a any moment, according to the want or necesmanner that on driving the same into the sole sity ofthe person wearing' such boot or shoe. of av hoot or shoe the head of the nail passes Some persons wear their soles more on one in flush with theleather and protects the same Spot than others7 and such persons are enafrom wear, while at the same time the nail is bled by means of my nails to give special proprevented from being knocked out by coming tection to those parts which they are liable to in contact. with a stone or sharp corner, and wear out quickest.

the accumulation ot' dirt under its head is VVhenmade byproper machinery,thesenails' avoided. can be made cheap and in any desirable shape, It consists also in a nail with two or more and they will be of particular advantage to points or spurs and a sharp-edged topor heavy shoes or boots, such as used by soldiers head extending at one end beyond the spurs in the army.

in such a manner that, in applying the same to What I claim as new, and desire to secure the toe part of the sole, the spurs will enter by Letters Patent, is-

the sole without coming in contact with the l. A nail, A, for boots and shoes, with one seam, and still the top or head of the nail will or more spurs,a, and with a sharpedged head,

extend and protect the solc close to its front b, as specified.

edge. 2. A nail provided with two or more spurs A represents a nail made with one or more and having its head extended beyond one or spurs or points a, which are inserted in or both spurs, as shown in Fig. 10.

rigidly connected to the top or head b. 4

In practice the head and spurs will be made BERNARD MORAHAN solid by suitable machinery. The head b is Wtnesses:

made triangular or it is so shaped that it pre- HENRY MoERIs, sents a sharp edge at its bottom, as clearly l M. M. LIVINGSTON. 

